The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-10

4 cial weather, or in other words the stock
| fluctuations for years ahead. His book OF
prophecies is as lamp 10 the feet OF rough
| old Addison Cammack as he treads the
! speculative labyrinths. No MusSulman re
| CARDS the Koran with greater Veneratiou
than this hard headed old cavalier regards
this book of books. the twaddle of Benner.
/ Achilles, it i rImOred. was vulnerable in
his heel, and Cammsck, the sulker of Wall
street has a soft, mellow-llke spot in his
otherwise hard, round head.
Harvey Durand is one Of the galloping
| troopers of the stock market. He used to
be small scalper, but some lucky turns on
the bull side have made him an operator of
| some prominence. He is 40 years old,
short, broad-shouldered, wears a full beard
and parts it in the middle.
Henry Hart, who has just been summa-
rlly elected from the Presidency OF the Pa
cific Mail Steamship COMPANY to give place
to young George Gould, has limited his oper-
atlons in Wall street mainly 10 tlN stock
of that corporation. He tried
Chatham street trick on Jay Gould
in the previous election for officers
of the Pacific Mail and while
holding out the presidency of the company
as bait to young Gould quietly appro-
priatei it for himself. He deposited his
squat, unctious person in the Presidential
chair with a leer and a wink, and enjoyed
the joke hugely until he found that Papa
Gould would not allow his son to remain in
the directorate by which he had been
neglected, and that the elder Gould vas
after his scalD with a Scalping knife or razor
edge. Hart had big block of Pacific Mail,
which somehow kept declining in value
after he became President. In vain did he
pepper Wall street with bull points
on the stock; it sank lower
and lower, and Harris profanity ard
obscene illusions to Gould could not
stop it. The pudgy little Hebrew was finally
driven to despair, and resigned the preSi-
dency to save himself Taken altogether he
is unique figure in Wall street He used
TO be pawnbroker, and is now worth
5000, 600 or S6,OO0,000. He is noted for his
coarse manners, filthy language and finan-
cial keenness. He will go into Russell Sage's
office and ask the clerks: SIS old Sage inI'
or Where the h is old Sage" His
coarse remarks to Sidney Dillon on one
occasion nearly gave that amiable old gen
tleman fit. His reference to Gould as the
swindling offspring of female animal of
the canine species long ago ceased to be
novelty.
j. Rogers Maxwell, President of the New
Jersey Central railroad and who is direc-
tor in the Long Island, the Ohio Southern
and the Indiana, Bloomington and Western
roads has attained some prominence in the
speculative arena. He Is a square man,
shrewd and well liked.
James B. Houston, ex-President of the
Pacific Mail company, keeps in the back
ground, but is associated with Thomas Pear
sail. He came originally from Washington,
but passed some years on the sea. He was
stationed at Aspinwa for some years and
is familiar with the whole Panama region.
He knows all about the trade of the great
Southwest. He is worth half a million,
won mainly by strict attention TO the
affairs of the Pacific Mail and iudicious
operations in It's stock. He is not
man of exceptional ability, but has
not little "horse sense" and is considered
faithful to official trusts confded to his
care. He is greatly interested in horses and
is a member of several jockey clubs He is
known as Buck Houston, from his middle
name, Buchanan.
John D. Slayback the well-known room
operator, used to be quite wealthy, but
dropped considerable in unfortunate opera
tions. He is a Sunday school superinten-
dent and much interested III religious
matters.
Charley Johnes, the "Black Jack" of the
Stock Exchange, used to be a clerk for
Henry Clews, but is now worth a million.
He has the handsomest bachelor apartments
in New York. He is known as the king of
the board room traders and is one of the
most popular spectators in this country.
He is full of pluck and dash. Such opera
tors do not go in for long pulls They OPP
crate much as Hutchinson. of Chicago does
in grain; that is, they are in and out all the
time; bulls to-day and bears tomorrow.
Johnes may go home long of 5000 or 5000
shares or short that amount, or he may close
up all his operations on the same day quick as
a flash, skimming q or 4 of per cent. on
some thousands of shares. He jumps quick
and takes a ''scalp" on hand rather than
wait for big profit in the bulk. In times
of morbid apprehension like those through
which Wall street has recently passed such
men are very dangerous operators They
pound a stock with offerings of thousands of
shares, and drive it down with lightning
rapidity in spite of all opposition.
OSCAR WILLOUGHBY RIGGS.